Vanadium Contamination

Vanadium in New Jersey Drinking Water

Ranked by max vanadium detected (µg/L) · UCMR 3 data (2013–2015) · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

212

Cities Tested

Over HA

14%

% Over HA

4.57 µg/L

State Avg

▲ 9% vs national

vs National

323

Health Violations

Analysis

Vanadium in New Jersey: what the data shows

New Jersey has 212 cities with vanadium data from the EPA's UCMR 3 program (2013–2015). Vanadium was detected above the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory in 30 of those cities. The state average max detected level is 4.57 µg/L. Vanadium occurs naturally in groundwater, particularly in the western United States where it leaches from volcanic rock and oil shale formations. Industrial sources include steel manufacturing, oil refining, and fossil fuel combustion. There is no federal MCL for vanadium — the EPA established a short-term health advisory of 21 µg/L for a 10 kg child consuming 1 L/day for 10 days. Long-term exposure to elevated vanadium has been associated with kidney effects in animal studies and possible developmental impacts. Reverse osmosis and ion exchange systems are effective at removing vanadium from drinking water.

Comparison

Cities exceeding 21 µg/L EPA short-term HA (no MCL)

New Jersey

14%

30 of 212 cities

→ ▲ 9% above national rate (worse)

National avg

179 of 3261 cities

City Map

Vanadium data across New Jersey

Each dot is a city with UCMR 3 vanadium testing data. Cities where vanadium exceeds the 21 µg/L EPA short-term health advisory are highlighted. Size reflects population served.

Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by vanadium level in New Jersey

Highest Vanadium levels (µg/L)

All Cities

All New Jersey cities ranked by vanadium level

#	City	Level	Over HA?	Violations	Grade
1	Little Falls Twp.-1605	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	12	B
2	Hillside Twp.-2007	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	32	C
3	Irvington Town-0709	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	32	C
4	Bedminster Twp.-1801	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
5	Belvidere Town-2103	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
6	Berkeley Heights Twp.-2001	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
7	Bernards Twp.-1802	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
8	Bernardsville Boro-1803	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
9	Chatham Boro-1404	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	5	D+
10	Chester Twp.-1407	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
11	Far Hills Boro-1807	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
12	Franklin Twp.-2105	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
13	Frenchtown Boro-1011	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
14	Harding Twp.-1413	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	2	F
15	Maplewood Twp.-0711	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
16	Mendham Boro-1418	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
17	Mendham Twp.-1419	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	2	D+
18	Millburn Twp.-0712	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
19	Mount Olive Twp.-1427	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	42	F
20	New Providence Boro-2011	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
21	Oxford Twp.-2117	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	12	F
22	Springfield Twp.-2017	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
23	Summit City-2018	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
24	Union Twp-.2019	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
25	Warren Twp.-1820	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	B+
26	Livingston Twp.-0710	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	10	C
27	South Orange Village-0719	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	1	B
28	Florham Park Boro-1411	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	0	C-
29	North Caldwell Boro-0715	22.40 µg/L	Over HA	3	B-
30	Garfield City-0221	22.00 µg/L	Over HA	13	B
31	Elizabeth City- 2004	14.60 µg/L	No	8	C-
32	Monroe Twp.-1213	14.60 µg/L	No	6	F
33	Woodbridge Twp.-1225	12.87 µg/L	No	1	B
34	Verona Boro-0720	8.30 µg/L	No	5	F
35	Willingboro Twp.-0338	6.41 µg/L	No	1	B
36	East Orange City-0705	3.90 µg/L	No	35	F
37	Madison Boro-1417	3.80 µg/L	No	7	B-
38	Audubon Boro-0401	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
39	Audubon Park Boro-0402	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
40	Barrington Boro-0403	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
41	Beverly City-0302	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
42	Cherry Hill Twp.-0409	3.50 µg/L	No	8	C-
43	Cinnaminson Twp.-0308	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
44	Clementon Boro-0411	3.50 µg/L	No	0	C+
45	Delanco Twp.-0309	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
46	Delran Twp.-0310	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
47	Edgewater Park Twp.-0312	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
48	Gibbsboro Boro-0413	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
49	Gloucester Twp.-0415	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
50	Haddon Heights Boro-0418	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
51	Haddon Twp.-0416	3.50 µg/L	No	0	C+
52	Haddonfield Boro-0417	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
53	Hi-Nella Boro-0419	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
54	Laurel Springs Boro-0420	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
55	Lawnside Boro-0421	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
56	Lindenwold Boro-0422	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
57	Magnolia Boro-0423	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
58	Mount Ephraim Boro-0425	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
59	Mount Laurel Twp.-0324	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
60	Oaklyn Boro-0426	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
61	Palmyra Boro-0327	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
62	Riverside Twp.-0330	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
63	Riverton Boro-0331	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
64	Runnemede Boro-0430	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
65	Somerdale Boro-0431	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
66	Stratford Boro-0432	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
67	Voorhees Twp.-0434	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B
68	Pennsauken Twp.-0427	3.50 µg/L	No	8	C-
69	Camden City-0408	3.50 µg/L	No	25	F
70	Burlington Twp.-0306	3.50 µg/L	No	0	B-
71	Moorestown Twp.-0322	3.50 µg/L	No	5	F
72	Maple Shade Twp.-0319	3.50 µg/L	No	2	C+
73	Bellmawr Boro-0404	3.50 µg/L	No	1	B-
74	Oakland Boro-0242	3.40 µg/L	No	2	B-
75	East Hanover Twp.-1410	3.30 µg/L	No	8	C+
76	Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429	3.00 µg/L	No	5	F
77	Fair Lawn Boro-0217	2.82 µg/L	No	8	F
78	Montclair Town-0713	2.48 µg/L	No	1	B
79	Nutley Town-0716	2.40 µg/L	No	13	C
80	Orange City-0717	2.00 µg/L	No	5	C+
81	Ramsey Boro-0248	2.00 µg/L	No	56	F
82	Hanover Twp.-1412	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
83	Morris Plains Boro-1423	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
84	Morris Twp.-1422	1.80 µg/L	No	2	D+
85	Morristown Town-1424	1.80 µg/L	No	2	C-
86	Bordentown City-0303	1.76 µg/L	No	14	B-
87	Bordentown Twp.-0304	1.76 µg/L	No	14	B-
88	Fieldsboro Boro-0314	1.76 µg/L	No	17	C
89	Toms River-1507	1.70 µg/L	No	13	B
90	Ridgewood Twp-0251	1.60 µg/L	No	12	D+
91	Rahway City-2013	1.60 µg/L	No	12	B
92	Montville Twp.-1421	1.58 µg/L	No	7	C
93	Mahwah Twp-0233	1.50 µg/L	No	2	C-
94	Sparta Twp.-1918	1.50 µg/L	No	11	F
95	Hawthorne Boro-1604	1.50 µg/L	No	3	D+
96	Hillsdale Boro-0227	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
97	Montvale Boro-0236	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
98	Woodcliff Lake Boro-0268	1.40 µg/L	No	4	D
99	Park Ridge Boro-0247	1.40 µg/L	No	2	C+
100	Saddle River Boro-0258	1.40 µg/L	No	2	C+
101	Randolph Twp.-1432	1.36 µg/L	No	3	B+
102	Rockaway Twp.-1435	1.30 µg/L	No	8	F
103	Clinton Town -1005	1.28 µg/L	No	2	D
104	Denville Twp.-1408	1.20 µg/L	No	4	F
105	Boonton Town-1401	1.20 µg/L	No	9	F
106	Ringwood Boro-1611	1.11 µg/L	No	19	F
107	Wallington Boro-0265	1.10 µg/L	No	4	D+
108	Roxbury Twp.-1436	1.02 µg/L	No	8	D+
109	Washington Twp.-1438	0.90 µg/L	No	22	F
110	New Brunswick City-1214	0.70 µg/L	No	46	D+
111	Merchantville Boro-0424	0.65 µg/L	No	8	C+
112	Absecon City-0101	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
113	Galloway Twp-0111	0.60 µg/L	No	9	C-
114	Linwood City-0114	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
115	Northfield City-0118	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
116	Pleasantville City-0119	0.60 µg/L	No	4	B-
117	Somers Point City-0121	0.60 µg/L	No	0	A-
118	North Brunswick Twp.-1215	0.60 µg/L	No	17	F
119	Carney'S Point Twp.-1713	0.60 µg/L	No	3	B-
120	Oldmans Twp.-1706	0.60 µg/L	No	3	B-
121	Penns Grove Boro- 1707	0.60 µg/L	No	1	B+
122	Phillipsburg Town-2119	0.57 µg/L	No	0	B+
123	Glassboro Boro-0806	0.56 µg/L	No	16	C
124	Monroe Twp.-0811	0.53 µg/L	No	9	C
125	Vineland City-0614	0.50 µg/L	No	70	F
126	Barnegat Twp.-1533	0.50 µg/L	No	5	C+
127	Saddle Brook Twp-0257	0.49 µg/L	No	13	B-
128	Atlantic City-0102	0.48 µg/L	No	4	B
129	Franklin Twp.-1808	0.48 µg/L	No	16	D+
130	Hamilton Twp.-1103	0.48 µg/L	No	37	F
131	East Windsor Twp.-1101	0.48 µg/L	No	1	A-
132	Alpine Boro-0202	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
133	Bergenfield Boro-0203	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
134	Bogota Boro-0204	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
135	Carlstadt Boro-0205	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
136	Cliffside Park Boro-0206	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
137	Closter Boro-0207	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
138	Cresskill Boro-0208	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
139	Demarest Boro-0209	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
140	Dumont Boro-0210	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
141	East Rutherford Boro-0212	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
142	Edgewater Boro-0213	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
143	Emerson Boro-0214	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
144	Englewood City-0215	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
145	Englewood Cliffs Boro-0216	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
146	Fairview Boro-0218	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
147	Fort Lee Boro-0219	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
148	Guttenberg Town-0903	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
149	Hackensack City-0223	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
150	Harrington Park Boro-0224	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
151	Hasbrouck Heights-0225	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
152	Haworth Boro-0226	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
153	Leonia Boro-0229	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
154	Little Ferry Boro-0230	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
155	Lodi Boro-0231	0.44 µg/L	No	4	C+
156	Maywood Boro-0234	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
157	Moonachie Boro-0237	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
158	New Milford Boro-0238	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
159	North Bergen Twp.-0908	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
160	Northvale Boro-0240	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
161	Norwood Boro-0241	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
162	Old Tappan Boro-0243	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
163	Oradell Boro-0244	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
164	Palisades Park Boro-0245	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
165	Paramus Boro-0246	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
166	Ridgefield Boro-0249	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
167	Ridgefield Park Twp-0250	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
168	River Edge Boro-0252	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
169	River Vale Twp-0253	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
170	Rochelle Park Twp-0254	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
171	Rockleigh Boro-0255	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
172	Rutherford Boro-0256	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
173	Secaucus Town-0909	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
174	South Hackensack Twp-.0259	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
175	Teaneck Twp-.0260	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
176	Tenafly Boro-0261	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
177	Teterboro Boro-0262	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
178	Upper Saddle River-0263	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
179	Washington Twp.-0266	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
180	Weehawken Twp.-0911	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
181	West New York Town-0912	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
182	Westwood Boro-0267	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
183	Wood-Ridge Boro-0269	0.44 µg/L	No	2	B-
184	Evesham Twp.-0313	0.44 µg/L	No	1	A-
185	Berkeley Twp.-1505	0.42 µg/L	No	2	C+
186	South Brunswick Twp.-1221	0.40 µg/L	No	1	B
187	Edison Twp.-1205	0.40 µg/L	No	4	B-
188	Wanaque Boro-1613	0.40 µg/L	No	10	D
189	Hoboken City-0905	0.37 µg/L	No	0	A-
190	Manchester Twp.-1518	0.36 µg/L	No	23	F
191	Pequannock Twp.-1431	0.33 µg/L	No	10	C
192	Lincoln Park Boro-1416	0.33 µg/L	No	24	F
193	Pompton Lakes Boro-1609	0.32 µg/L	No	0	C
194	Wall Twp.-1352	0.30 µg/L	No	5	C+
195	Weymouth Twp-.0123	0.30 µg/L	No	4	C
196	Manasquan Boro-1327	0.30 µg/L	No	1	B
197	Dover Town-1409	0.29 µg/L	No	10	C-
198	Lakewood Twp.-1514	0.29 µg/L	No	3	B-
199	Hackettstown Town-2108	0.29 µg/L	No	2	B-
200	Ewing Twp.-1102	0.28 µg/L	No	35	D
201	Hopewell Twp.1106-	0.28 µg/L	No	39	F
202	Lawrence Twp.-1107	0.28 µg/L	No	40	F
203	Trenton City-1111	0.28 µg/L	No	35	D
204	Little Egg Harbor-1516	0.27 µg/L	No	1	A
205	North Arlington Boro-0239	0.26 µg/L	No	7	B+
206	Lacey Twp.-1512	0.24 µg/L	No	2	B+
207	Jersey City-0906	0.22 µg/L	No	5	B
208	Stafford Twp.-1530	0.22 µg/L	No	3	B
209	Elmwood Park Boro-0211	0.22 µg/L	No	12	B-
210	Marlboro Twp.-1328	0.20 µg/L	No	13	C+
211	West Deptford Twp.-0820	0.20 µg/L	No	2	B
212	Washington Boro-2121	0.20 µg/L	No	0	B+

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about vanadium in New Jersey

Is vanadium in New Jersey tap water harmful?

Vanadium has no federal MCL. The EPA short-term health advisory is 21 µg/L. 30 cities in New Jersey exceed this level. Long-term exposure has been linked to kidney effects in animal studies. Vanadium is most common in groundwater in the western US.

How can I remove vanadium from my drinking water?

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are highly effective at removing vanadium, typically reducing it by 90% or more. Ion exchange systems also work. Standard activated carbon filters are not effective against vanadium. If your water comes from a private well in the western US, consider testing for vanadium.

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